What's Up at Jakes?

Well, it's been about two and a half years since our liquor store in Wanamingo changed hands, and it looks like things are going well. I had the opportunity to pop in and check it out recently, and I …

Fresh Food Fast!

When is a sandwich shop not a sandwich shop? Answer....when it also serves salads, bowls and more ! That is what you can expect to see in Kenyon starting January 15th at 701 second street. …

Historic Möller Organ Set to Receive First Repairs

A view inside the 15 sq ft by 20 ft tall pipe chamber

“Can you imagine soon attending First (Evangelical) Lutheran for a Sunday service, funeral, or wedding and not hearing the familiar sound of our church organ?” So began the heartfelt letter our …

Southeast MN Adult Mental Health Initiative to Offer Grant Funding to Increase Mental Health Services Region Wide

The Southeast Adult Mental Health Initiative (SE AMHI) will be accepting applications for grant funding from mental health and related service providers starting January 10, 2025, from the following …

2025 Kenyon Wanamingo Messenger Valentine’s Day Drawing

Start the year out with our Valentine’s Day drawing. We are giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to a local restaurant and three red roses from Mary’s Rustic Rose in Kenyon to six lucky winners …

Troop 76 Meets a Legend

How many people do you know who have actually met a former President of the United States? Well, since former President Jimmy Carter recently passed away at age 100, I was asked to share a story …

KW Noble Knights of the Week for January 10, 2025

Front Row: Brooklyn Woloszyk KG Mrs. Tanya Short Jasper Harmon KG Mrs. Katie Valek Layla Amundson Gr. 1 Mrs. Katie Benbrooks Waylon Benson Gr. 1 Mr. Tony Donkers Toby Edwards Gr. 2 …

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There’s Hope

Can you believe it is a new year? I am declaring a year of breakthrough, blessings, and abundance for both you and me. However, perhaps you think that maybe this year will just be another year of …

Side Effects

What are the results of the choices you and I make? In this season of reflection and resetting, we can see how a choice made last year or a few years ago resulted in a specific outcome. Some outcomes …

A Minnesotan

2025. How can it already be 2025? It feels like not too long ago we were ringing in the new decade. I could take the time to talk about the first five years of the 2020s, but instead I’m going to …

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Obituaries

Richard Allen Lee

Richard Allen Lee -84 of Wanamingo Mn. Died Jan 2, 2025, in Weslaco Texas. Son of Albert Edwin Lee & LaVonne Bergstedt Lee of Cannon Falls, Mn. He attended Cannon Falls School, married Nancy J. …

Gladys Darlene Hernke

Gladys Darlene Hernke, age 93, of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at Our Lady of Peace Hospice Care, on January 8, 2025. Gladys was born to Martin and Anna …

Lester W. Sommers

Lester W. Sommers, age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025. Funeral services were held at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Reverend Verne …

Sally Ann Ray

Sally Ann Ray of Kenyon, MN, passed away on January 1, 2025 at the age of 89. She was born at her country home near Webster, SD, to Milo and Laurie Sikkink. She graduated from Swedish Hospital …

Carol Julia Gayle Lozon

Carol Julia Gayle Lozon was born in Minneapolis St. Barnabus Hospital on May 25, 1946 to parents Edmund Arthur Lozon, Sr. and Gladys Ione Lozon. After her dad died from a heart attack in 1953, …

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Kenyon City Council Meeting - December 10, 2024

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a City Council Meeting was duly held in the City Council chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th day of December 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor …

The Importance of Time Spent Outdoors for Children

The concept of designated “outdoor time” is a mostly recent phenomenon. Some folks born in a year that starts with the number 19 can remember a time where your mother gave you a designated inside …

Planks for Spinal Health

When it comes to spine health, planks are one of the best exercises you can integrate into your routine. I’ve worked with countless individuals who struggle with posture issues and lower back pain, …

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Applications Now Open for Century and Sesquicentennial Farm Recognition in Minnesota

Applications are now open for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Sesquicentennial Farm program, honoring Minnesota families that have owned their farms for at least 150 years. The deadline to apply is March …

Town Hall Meeting and Public Hearing

Dear Kenyon-Wanamingo Community, We’re reaching an important point in our ongoing conversation about the future of the Wanamingo site, and your voices have played a key role in shaping this …

KW Noble Knights of the Week for December 20, 2024

Front Row: Ruby Eggert KG Mrs. Tanya Short Carter Anfinson KG Mrs. Katie Valek Jeasllyn Fontes Arvayo Gr. 1 Mrs. Katie Benbrooks Marshall Jensen Gr. 1 Mr. Tony Donkers Scarlett Bauer …

The Jharia coal field in India has been on fire underground since 1916.

Why don’t rocks burn?

Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.

A sign encourages people to vote in Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

‘Y'all,’ that most Southern of Southernisms, is going mainstream – and it’s about time

The use of ‘y'all’ has often been seen as vulgar, low-class and uncultured. That’s starting to change.

TikTok users fleeing to the app RedNote are mingling with Chinese social media users.

What’s happening on RedNote? A media scholar explains the app TikTok users are fleeing to – and the cultural moment unfolding there

A digital media scholar and longtime RedNote user gives a firsthand account of US and Chinese social media users interacting on the app.

The internet is used for a lot more than just surfing the web.

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

Almost everybody uses the internet just about every day. But do you really know what the internet is?

Light at the blue end of the rainbow is scattered more efficiently than the other colors.

Why is the sky blue?

The answer has to do with molecules.